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Big push planned to fix $6B error in Rochester legislation
Destination Medical Center Corp. leaders and Rochester legislators plan a full-court press during the 2015 legislative session to persuade lawmakers to rework the legislation.
Calculating the boom in Rochester
Planners predict Rochester’s core could see nearly 2.5 million square feet of private development, more than $870 million in new projects and hundreds of hotel rooms and residences in the next five years as the Destination Medical Center takes shape.
Rocky road ahead in transportation debate?
Tuesday’s elections have shaken up the debate over how Minnesota should pay for its transportation system.
Chamber cool to more transportation taxes
A Minnesota Chamber of Commerce survey finds that a majority of business owners and managers don’t think the state needs more money for transportation in the foreseeable future.
Bridging tax policy, economic development
Public comments don’t always reflect behind-the-scenes input.
Suburban uprising threatens transportation push
The suburban counties argue that the Met Council’s transportation investment plan emphasizes urban transit, bike and pedestrian options at the expense of highways.
AG finds $6B error in Destination Medical Center subsidy
The formula that determines how much state money the project receives requires about $6 billion more in private investments for the project to get the full state match, according to an opinion the Minnesota Attorney General’s office.
New York. Barcelona. Rochester?
The principal designer for Rochester's Destination Medical Center proposes five districts for development, each with inspirations from landmarks in places like New York, Barcelona and Berlin.
Fed report: Mixed bag for Minnesota banks
The median rate for Minnesota banks was 1.7 percent for commercial real estate loans noncurrent or delinquent in second quarter 2014.
Local sales tax revenue grows in big cities
The Minnesota cities that collect the most local sales and use taxes saw revenue grow in 2013, according to the most current figures available from the Minnesota Department of Revenue.
New publisher Al Frattura starts at Capitol Report
He now oversees the Capitol Report/Politics in Minnesota operation in St. Paul and the Finance & Commerce and Minnesota Lawyer operations in Minneapolis.
Big wheels line up in transportation push
Are broad coalitions the cooperative politics we need, or a play for spoils?
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